Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 223
Friday, November 19, 2010
Vol. 75, No. 223
Friday, November 19, 2010
There are 5 announcements in this issue
1. DRINK - NM. EPA. Meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council--Notice of Public Meeting
2. TOXICS - NM. EPA. SFIREG Full Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
3. ENERGY/Efficiency - PR/NM/ND. DOE. Energy Efficiency Program for Consumer Products: Public Meeting and Availability of the Framework Document for Automatic Commercial Ice-Makers
4. WILDLIFE - ND/Comment Extension. DOI/FWS. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Assisting States, Federal Agencies, and Tribes in Managing White-Nose Syndrome in Bats; Draft National Plan; Extension of Public Comment Period
5. SOLID, P2 - ND. Presidential Proclamation 8601 of November 15, 2010. America Recycles Day, 2010
CODES USED: THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT & ISSUE AREA.
REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.
ISSUE CODES: AIR - Air; ALL - Cross-Media, ecosystems, Env. Justice; CLIMATE - Climate Change, Global Warming; DRINK - Drinking Water, SDWA, Underground Injection; ENERGY - Energy; GLAKES - Great Lakes; HAZ - Hazardous Waste, RCRA, HSWA, DOT/RSPA, Some Nuclear (NRC); LAND - Land Use, Forests; P2 - Pollution Prevention, Sustainability, Recycling, Pjt. XL; REMED - Remediation, Brownfields, Superfund; TANKS - AST, UST; TOXICS = Toxics, TRI, TSCA, Pesticides, Risks, RTK; TRANSPORT - Transportation; SOLID - Solid Waste, RCRA Subtitle D; WATER - Surface Water, NPS, NPDES, Wetlands; WILDLIFE = Wildlife, Biodiversity, Endangered Species.
TYPE CODES: ANPR - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; FR - Final Rule; FRD - Direct final rule; FRI - Interim final rule; ICR - Information Collection Request; ND - Notice of data, information, reports, etc. availability; NF - Notice of Fuding Opportunity; NM - Notice of Meeting; NS - Notice of administrative/court settlement; PR - Proposed Rule; ROD - Record of decision.
ANNOUNCEMENT 1
Subject: DRINK - NM. EPA. Meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council--Notice of Public Meeting
[Federal Register: November 19, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 223)]
[Notices]
[Page 70918-70919]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9229-6]
Meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council--Notice
of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Under Section 10(a)(2) of Public Law 92-423, ``The Federal
Advisory Committee Act,'' notice is
hereby given of a meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory
Council (NDWAC), established under the Safe Drinking Water Act, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.). The primary focus of the meeting will
be for the Council to discuss the Climate Ready Water Utility Work
Group Report. The Council will be evaluating the report and determining
what recommendations the Council will transmit to the Administrator.
The Council will also discuss several other activities including, the
Agency's drinking water strategy, the Underground Injection Control
(UIC) Program, and revisions to the 1989 Total Coliform Rule (RTCR).
DATES: The Council meeting will be held on December 8, 2010, from 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m., and December 9, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern
time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Phoenix Park Hotel, 520
North Capitol Street, NW., Washington, DC 20001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who would like
to attend the meeting, present an oral statement, or submit a written
statement, should contact Suzanne Kelly, by e-mail at:
kelly.suzanne@epa.gov, by phone, 202-564-3887, or by regular mail at
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water (MC 4606M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20460.
[Notices]
[Page 70918-70919]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9229-6]
Meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council--Notice
of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Under Section 10(a)(2) of Public Law 92-423, ``The Federal
Advisory Committee Act,'' notice is
hereby given of a meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory
Council (NDWAC), established under the Safe Drinking Water Act, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.). The primary focus of the meeting will
be for the Council to discuss the Climate Ready Water Utility Work
Group Report. The Council will be evaluating the report and determining
what recommendations the Council will transmit to the Administrator.
The Council will also discuss several other activities including, the
Agency's drinking water strategy, the Underground Injection Control
(UIC) Program, and revisions to the 1989 Total Coliform Rule (RTCR).
DATES: The Council meeting will be held on December 8, 2010, from 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m., and December 9, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern
time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Phoenix Park Hotel, 520
North Capitol Street, NW., Washington, DC 20001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who would like
to attend the meeting, present an oral statement, or submit a written
statement, should contact Suzanne Kelly, by e-mail at:
kelly.suzanne@epa.gov, by phone, 202-564-3887, or by regular mail at
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water (MC 4606M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20460.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: TOXICS - NM. EPA. SFIREG Full Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
[Federal Register: November 19, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 223)]
[Notices]
[Page 70918]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0001; FRL-8853-5]
SFIREG Full Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials
(AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) Full
Committee will hold a 2-day meeting, beginning on December 6, 2010, and
ending December 7, 2010. This notice announces the location and times
for the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, December 6, 2010, from 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday, December 7, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, preferably at least 10
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at EPA One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.) 2777 Crystal Dr., Arlington VA, 1st Floor South Conference Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Kendall, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5561; fax number: (703) 308-2962; e-
mail address: kendall.ron@epa.gov or Grier Stayton, SFIREG Executive
Secretary, P.O. Box 466, Milford, DE 19963; telephone number: (302)
422-8152; fax number: (302) 422-2435; e-mail address: Grier
Stayton@aapco-sfireg@comcast.net.
[Notices]
[Page 70918]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0001; FRL-8853-5]
SFIREG Full Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials
(AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) Full
Committee will hold a 2-day meeting, beginning on December 6, 2010, and
ending December 7, 2010. This notice announces the location and times
for the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, December 6, 2010, from 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday, December 7, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, preferably at least 10
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at EPA One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.) 2777 Crystal Dr., Arlington VA, 1st Floor South Conference Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Kendall, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5561; fax number: (703) 308-2962; e-
mail address: kendall.ron@epa.gov or Grier Stayton, SFIREG Executive
Secretary, P.O. Box 466, Milford, DE 19963; telephone number: (302)
422-8152; fax number: (302) 422-2435; e-mail address: Grier
Stayton@aapco-sfireg@comcast.net.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency - PR/NM/ND. DOE. Energy Efficiency Program for Consumer Products: Public Meeting and Availability of the Framework Document for Automatic Commercial Ice-Makers
[Federal Register: November 19, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 223)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 70852-70854]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 431
[Docket No. EERE-2010-BT-STD-0037]
RIN 1904-AC39
Energy Efficiency Program for Consumer Products: Public Meeting
and Availability of the Framework Document for Automatic Commercial
Ice-Makers
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and availability of the framework
document.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is initiating a rulemaking
and data collection process to consider amended energy conservation
standards for automatic commercial ice-makers. DOE will hold a public
meeting to discuss and receive comments on its planned analytical
approach and issues it will address in this rulemaking proceeding. DOE
welcomes written comments and relevant data from the public on any
subject within the scope of this rulemaking. To inform interested
parties and to facilitate this process, DOE has prepared a framework
document that details the analytical approach and identifies several
issues on which DOE is particularly interested in receiving comments.
DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting on Thursday, December 16, 2010
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Washington, DC. Additionally, DOE plans to
conduct the public meeting via webinar. Registration information,
participant instructions, and information about the capabilities
available to webinar participants will be published on the following
Web site https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/782074929. Participants
are responsible for ensuring that their systems are compatible with the
webinar software.
DOE must receive requests to speak at the public meeting before 4
p.m., Thursday, December 2, 2010. DOE must receive an electronic copy
of the statement with the name and, if appropriate, the organization of
the presenter to be given at the public meeting before 4 p.m.,
Thursday, December 9, 2010. DOE will accept written comments, data, and
information regarding the framework document before and after the
public meeting, but no later than January 18, 2011. Comments submitted
after the above date may not be considered. DOE encourages all written
comments, data, and information to be submitted in electronic form.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 8E-089, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Please note that foreign nationals planning
to participate in the public meeting are subject to advance security
screening procedures. If a foreign national wishes to participate in
the public meeting, please inform DOE of this fact as soon a possible
by contacting Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945 so that the
necessary procedures can be completed.
Interested parties are encouraged to submit comments electronically
by the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail to the following address: ACIM-2010-STD-
0037@ee.doe.gov. Include docket number EERE-2010-BT-STD-0037 and/or RIN
1904-AC39 in the subject line of the message. All comments should
clearly identify the name, address, and, if appropriate, organization
of the commenter.
Alternatively, interested parties may submit comments by the
following methods:
Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy,
Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, Framework Document for
Automatic Commercial Ice-Making Equipment, Docket No. EERE-2010-BT-STD-
0037 and/or RIN 1904-AC39, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC 20585-0121. Please submit one signed paper original.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department
of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Sixth Floor, 950 L'Enfant
Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 20024. Please submit one signed paper
original.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents, a
copy of the transcript of the public meeting, or comments received, go
to http://www.regulations.gov. Alternatively, interested parties may go
to the U.S. Department of Energy, Resource Room of the Building
Technologies Program, Sixth Floor, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington,
DC 20024, (202) 586-2945, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards first
at the above telephone number for additional information regarding
visiting the Resource Room.
A copy of the framework document and a link to the docket web page
are available at: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_
standards/commercial/automatic_ice_making_equipment.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Charles Llenza, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-2192. E-mail: Charles_
Llenza@ee.doe.gov.
Mr. Ari Altman, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General
Counsel, GC-71, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-
0121. Telephone: (202) 287-6307. E-mail: Ari.Altman@hq.doe.gov.
For information on how to submit or review public comments and on
how to participate in the public meeting, contact Ms. Brenda Edwards,
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, Building Technologies Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone (202) 586-2945. E-mail:
Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 70852-70854]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 431
[Docket No. EERE-2010-BT-STD-0037]
RIN 1904-AC39
Energy Efficiency Program for Consumer Products: Public Meeting
and Availability of the Framework Document for Automatic Commercial
Ice-Makers
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and availability of the framework
document.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is initiating a rulemaking
and data collection process to consider amended energy conservation
standards for automatic commercial ice-makers. DOE will hold a public
meeting to discuss and receive comments on its planned analytical
approach and issues it will address in this rulemaking proceeding. DOE
welcomes written comments and relevant data from the public on any
subject within the scope of this rulemaking. To inform interested
parties and to facilitate this process, DOE has prepared a framework
document that details the analytical approach and identifies several
issues on which DOE is particularly interested in receiving comments.
DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting on Thursday, December 16, 2010
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Washington, DC. Additionally, DOE plans to
conduct the public meeting via webinar. Registration information,
participant instructions, and information about the capabilities
available to webinar participants will be published on the following
Web site https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/782074929. Participants
are responsible for ensuring that their systems are compatible with the
webinar software.
DOE must receive requests to speak at the public meeting before 4
p.m., Thursday, December 2, 2010. DOE must receive an electronic copy
of the statement with the name and, if appropriate, the organization of
the presenter to be given at the public meeting before 4 p.m.,
Thursday, December 9, 2010. DOE will accept written comments, data, and
information regarding the framework document before and after the
public meeting, but no later than January 18, 2011. Comments submitted
after the above date may not be considered. DOE encourages all written
comments, data, and information to be submitted in electronic form.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 8E-089, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Please note that foreign nationals planning
to participate in the public meeting are subject to advance security
screening procedures. If a foreign national wishes to participate in
the public meeting, please inform DOE of this fact as soon a possible
by contacting Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945 so that the
necessary procedures can be completed.
Interested parties are encouraged to submit comments electronically
by the following methods:
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
0037@ee.doe.gov. Include docket number EERE-2010-BT-STD-0037 and/or RIN
1904-AC39 in the subject line of the message. All comments should
clearly identify the name, address, and, if appropriate, organization
of the commenter.
Alternatively, interested parties may submit comments by the
following methods:
Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, Framework Document for
Automatic Commercial Ice-Making Equipment, Docket No. EERE-2010-BT-STD-
0037 and/or RIN 1904-AC39, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC 20585-0121. Please submit one signed paper original.
of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Sixth Floor, 950 L'Enfant
Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 20024. Please submit one signed paper
original.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents, a
copy of the transcript of the public meeting, or comments received, go
to http://www.regulations.gov. Alternatively, interested parties may go
to the U.S. Department of Energy, Resource Room of the Building
Technologies Program, Sixth Floor, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington,
DC 20024, (202) 586-2945, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards first
at the above telephone number for additional information regarding
visiting the Resource Room.
A copy of the framework document and a link to the docket web page
are available at: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_
standards/commercial/automatic_ice_making_equipment.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Charles Llenza, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-2192. E-mail: Charles_
Llenza@ee.doe.gov.
Mr. Ari Altman, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General
Counsel, GC-71, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-
0121. Telephone: (202) 287-6307. E-mail: Ari.Altman@hq.doe.gov.
For information on how to submit or review public comments and on
how to participate in the public meeting, contact Ms. Brenda Edwards,
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, Building Technologies Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone (202) 586-2945. E-mail:
Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: WILDLIFE - ND/Comment Extension. DOI/FWS. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Assisting States, Federal Agencies, and Tribes in Managing White-Nose Syndrome in Bats; Draft National Plan; Extension of Public Comment Period
[Federal Register: November 19, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 223)]
[Notices]
[Page 70946-70947]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R5-ES-2010-N249; 50120-1113-0000-C2]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Assisting States,
Federal Agencies, and Tribes in Managing White-Nose Syndrome in Bats;
Draft National Plan; Extension of Public Comment Period
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), are extending
the public comment period for the draft national plan to assist States,
Federal agencies, and Tribes in managing white-nose syndrome (WNS) in
bats. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for details. If you have already
submitted comments, please do not resubmit them; we have already
incorporated them in the public record and will fully consider them in
our final decision.
DATES: Submit comments on this document on or before December 26, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send your written comments on the draft plan, by U.S. mail
to Dr. Jeremy Coleman, National WNS Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, New York Field Office, 3817 Luker Road, Cortland, New York
13045; or by electronic mail to WhiteNoseBats@fws.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Jeremy Coleman, National WNS
Coordinator, at the New York Field Office (see ADDRESSES) or by phone
at 607-753-9334.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 28, 2010, we published a Federal
Register notice (75 FR 66387) announcing availability for public review
of a draft national plan to assist States, Federal agencies, and Tribes
in managing WNS in bats. That notice mistakenly announced a 33-day
public comment period instead of a 60-day public comment period. We are
extending the public comment period on the draft plan to the originally
planned 60 days.
WNS is a fungal disease responsible for unprecedented mortality in
hibernating bats in the northeastern United States. It has spread
rapidly since its discovery in January 2007, and poses a potentially
catastrophic threat to hibernating bats throughout North America,
including several species listed as endangered or threatened under the
Endangered Species Act (ESA). Listed bats include the Indiana bat
(Myotis sodalis), Virginia big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii
virginianus), Ozark big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens), and
gray bat (Myotis grisescens).
The draft plan was prepared by representatives of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
and Forest Service; U.S. Department of Defense's Army Corps of
Engineers; U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management,
National Park Service, and FWS; St. Regis Mohawk Tribe; Kentucky
Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources; Missouri Department of
Conservation; New York State Department of Environmental Conservation;
Pennsylvania Game Commission; Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife;
and Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
Document Availability
An electronic copy of the draft plan is available online at
http:[sol][sol]www.fws.gov/WhiteNoseSyndrome/.
[Notices]
[Page 70946-70947]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R5-ES-2010-N249; 50120-1113-0000-C2]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Assisting States,
Federal Agencies, and Tribes in Managing White-Nose Syndrome in Bats;
Draft National Plan; Extension of Public Comment Period
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), are extending
the public comment period for the draft national plan to assist States,
Federal agencies, and Tribes in managing white-nose syndrome (WNS) in
bats. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for details. If you have already
submitted comments, please do not resubmit them; we have already
incorporated them in the public record and will fully consider them in
our final decision.
DATES: Submit comments on this document on or before December 26, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send your written comments on the draft plan, by U.S. mail
to Dr. Jeremy Coleman, National WNS Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, New York Field Office, 3817 Luker Road, Cortland, New York
13045; or by electronic mail to WhiteNoseBats@fws.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Jeremy Coleman, National WNS
Coordinator, at the New York Field Office (see ADDRESSES) or by phone
at 607-753-9334.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 28, 2010, we published a Federal
Register notice (75 FR 66387) announcing availability for public review
of a draft national plan to assist States, Federal agencies, and Tribes
in managing WNS in bats. That notice mistakenly announced a 33-day
public comment period instead of a 60-day public comment period. We are
extending the public comment period on the draft plan to the originally
planned 60 days.
WNS is a fungal disease responsible for unprecedented mortality in
hibernating bats in the northeastern United States. It has spread
rapidly since its discovery in January 2007, and poses a potentially
catastrophic threat to hibernating bats throughout North America,
including several species listed as endangered or threatened under the
Endangered Species Act (ESA). Listed bats include the Indiana bat
(Myotis sodalis), Virginia big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii
virginianus), Ozark big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens), and
gray bat (Myotis grisescens).
The draft plan was prepared by representatives of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
and Forest Service; U.S. Department of Defense's Army Corps of
Engineers; U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management,
National Park Service, and FWS; St. Regis Mohawk Tribe; Kentucky
Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources; Missouri Department of
Conservation; New York State Department of Environmental Conservation;
Pennsylvania Game Commission; Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife;
and Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
Document Availability
An electronic copy of the draft plan is available online at
http:[sol][sol]www.fws.gov/WhiteNoseSyndrome/.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: SOLID, P2 - ND. Presidential Proclamation 8601 of November 15, 2010. America Recycles Day, 2010
[Federal Register: November 19, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 223)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Page 71003-71004]
Presidential Documents
Proclamation 8601 of November 15, 2010
America Recycles Day, 2010
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Each small act of conservation, when combined with
other innumerable deeds across the country, can have an
enormous impact on the health of our environment. On
America Recycles Day, we celebrate the individuals,
communities, local governments, and businesses that
work together to recycle waste and develop innovative
ways to manage our resources more sustainably.
Americans already take many steps to protect our
planet, participating in curbside recycling and
community composting programs, and expanding their use
of recyclable and recycled materials. Recycling not
only preserves our environment by conserving precious
resources and reducing our carbon footprint, but it
also contributes to job creation and economic
development. This billion-dollar industry employs
thousands of workers nationwide, and evolving our
recycling practices can help create green jobs, support
a vibrant American recycling and refurbishing industry,
and advance our clean energy economy.
While we can celebrate the breadth of our successes on
America Recycles Day, we must also recommit to building
upon this progress and to drawing attention to further
developments, including the recycling of electronic
products. The increased use of electronics and
technology in our homes and society brings the
challenge of protecting human health and the
environment from potentially harmful effects of the
improper handling and disposal of these products.
Currently, most discarded consumer electronics end up
in our landfills or are exported abroad, creating
potential health and environmental hazards and
representing a lost opportunity to recover valuable
resources such as rare earth minerals.
To address the problems caused by electronic waste,
American businesses, government, and individuals must
work together to manage these electronics throughout
the product lifecycle--from design and manufacturing
through their use and eventual recycling, recovery, and
disposal. To ensure the Federal Government leads as a
responsible consumer, my Administration has established
an interagency task force to prepare a national
strategy for responsible electronics stewardship,
including improvements to Federal procedures for
managing electronic products. This strategy must also
include steps to ensure electronics containing
hazardous materials collected for recycling and
disposal are not exported to developing nations that
lack the capacity to manage the recovery and disposal
of these products in ways that safeguard human health
and the environment.
On America Recycles Day, let us respond to our
collective responsibility as a people and a Nation to
be better stewards of our global environment, and to
pass down a planet to future generations that is better
than we found it.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States, do hereby proclaim November 15, 2010, as
America Recycles Day. I call upon the people of the
United States to
observe this day with appropriate programs and
activities, and I encourage all Americans to continue
their recycling efforts throughout the year.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
fifteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord two
thousand ten, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and thirty-fifth.
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Proclamation 8601 of November 15, 2010
America Recycles Day, 2010
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Each small act of conservation, when combined with
other innumerable deeds across the country, can have an
enormous impact on the health of our environment. On
America Recycles Day, we celebrate the individuals,
communities, local governments, and businesses that
work together to recycle waste and develop innovative
ways to manage our resources more sustainably.
Americans already take many steps to protect our
planet, participating in curbside recycling and
community composting programs, and expanding their use
of recyclable and recycled materials. Recycling not
only preserves our environment by conserving precious
resources and reducing our carbon footprint, but it
also contributes to job creation and economic
development. This billion-dollar industry employs
thousands of workers nationwide, and evolving our
recycling practices can help create green jobs, support
a vibrant American recycling and refurbishing industry,
and advance our clean energy economy.
While we can celebrate the breadth of our successes on
America Recycles Day, we must also recommit to building
upon this progress and to drawing attention to further
developments, including the recycling of electronic
products. The increased use of electronics and
technology in our homes and society brings the
challenge of protecting human health and the
environment from potentially harmful effects of the
improper handling and disposal of these products.
Currently, most discarded consumer electronics end up
in our landfills or are exported abroad, creating
potential health and environmental hazards and
representing a lost opportunity to recover valuable
resources such as rare earth minerals.
To address the problems caused by electronic waste,
American businesses, government, and individuals must
work together to manage these electronics throughout
the product lifecycle--from design and manufacturing
through their use and eventual recycling, recovery, and
disposal. To ensure the Federal Government leads as a
responsible consumer, my Administration has established
an interagency task force to prepare a national
strategy for responsible electronics stewardship,
including improvements to Federal procedures for
managing electronic products. This strategy must also
include steps to ensure electronics containing
hazardous materials collected for recycling and
disposal are not exported to developing nations that
lack the capacity to manage the recovery and disposal
of these products in ways that safeguard human health
and the environment.
On America Recycles Day, let us respond to our
collective responsibility as a people and a Nation to
be better stewards of our global environment, and to
pass down a planet to future generations that is better
than we found it.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States, do hereby proclaim November 15, 2010, as
America Recycles Day. I call upon the people of the
United States to
observe this day with appropriate programs and
activities, and I encourage all Americans to continue
their recycling efforts throughout the year.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
fifteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord two
thousand ten, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and thirty-fifth.
